Meteorological winter runs from December 1st to February 28, for 90 days. The Winter of 2014-2015 was yet another cold one (the second in a row) although the character of the cold was sharply different from the long and persistent cold of 2013-2104. 1,988 more words

With record heat (and drought) in the west and record cold (wet and snow) in the east, the global warming game-playing continues every day but the climate-gate rhetoric has increased vociferously… 115 more words

I’m always interested in the work people do with great data analysis and visualization. So, I’ve decided to launch myself into it. And in that spirit, here’s my first lesson learned: check the quality of your data before you start running summary statistics on them. 378 more words

January entered the record books at midnight last night and it was no surprise that it was another warm month. All of the three major cities in the forecast district finished with above average temperatures. 1,282 more words